Boys' name · since 2012
Yaxel
Since 2012, U.S. Social Security records show 32 babies named Yaxel, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #25,506 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,560 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 32
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yaxel currently ranks #11560 among boys' names in America, with 32 babies recorded since 2012.
Yaxel has 32 recorded births among boys since 2012, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11560 as of the latest data, more common than 17% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2012 to 2025.
- #25,506 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,560 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 32 born since 2012
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yaxel ranks #25,506 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,560 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 32 born since 2012, peaking in the 2010s.
- #25,506 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,560 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 32
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yaxel's 32 recorded births place it above 43.9% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Yaxel compares
32 12th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Yaxel's all-time total is 91% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yaxel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 32 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 6 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yaxel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Yaxel's full recorded timeline at 2019, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2012, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Yaxel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Yaxel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (20 births, 63% of the file).
2010s was Yaxel's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Yaxel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
20 births
- 2020s
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 20 births (63% of all-time use).
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What to do with Yaxel's data
- Yaxel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (20 total births) through the 2020s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Yaxel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~13 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2012–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Yaxel draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.